Wright State Headlines
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Apr 4
Wright State media highlights, March 30–April 4
Wright State faculty member Karen Wonders, student-athletes, business alum Ashley Pleiman and our spelling bee champ were featured on Living Dayton, WDTN 2 News, WCPO’s Cincy Lifestyle and Good Day Dayton this week. Continue reading
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Apr 4
Wright State alum’s passion for technology leads to Outstanding Alumnus Award
Michael Bennett gives back to Wright State by overseeing Booz Allen Hamilton’s corporate sponsorship with the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Continue reading
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Apr 3
Wright State student-athletes help local family achieve dream of homeownership
Student-athletes and coaches from Wright State volunteered to help build parts of a new Habitat for Humanity home during a special event organized by the Athletics Department. Continue reading
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Apr 3
Wright State Fraternity and Sorority Council revives Greek Week after 5-year hiatus
Wright State’s Greek Week from April 7–11 will feature a social media challenge, water games, craft night, field day games and a lip-synch contest. Continue reading
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Apr 2
Wright State dance marathon raises $55,000 for children’s mental health
Wright State University students danced for 12 straight hours, raising over $55,000 for children’s mental health services. Continue reading
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Physics
Keeping talent at home
Wright State’s partnership with Leidos helps build a skilled and diverse workforce
Nearly 100 Wright State graduates work out of the Beavercreek office of Leidos, which has nurtured a pipeline of talent from the university. Continue reading
College of Science and Mathematics’ Festival of Research to showcase talent
The Festival of Research will showcase Wright State student and faculty research and scholarship on Sept. 20 in the Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building. Continue reading
Physics phenom
2019 Wright State grad Carissa Myers is off to earn her Ph.D. in physics with prestigious National Science Foundation award
Carissa Myers, who graduated in May, discovered her passion for physics as a student at Wright State. Continue reading
Team led by Wright State professor Elliott Brown wins prestigious IEEE Best Paper Award for polarimetric radar work
Elliott Brown, the Ohio Research Scholars Endowed Chair in Sensors Physics, and his team of researchers were recognized for their research on the polarization of electromagnetic radiation, or radio waves. Continue reading
Gender matters
Wright State assistant professor Adrienne Traxler co-authors equity article in prestigious Physics Today magazine
Adrienne Traxler, assistant professor of physics, examined systemic bias against women in physics and how what physicists can do to improve things. Continue reading
Computer command
Wright State’s mighty new computer cluster to bolster research, help teach high-performance computing
The new computer cluster is always up and running and can accommodate an indefinite number of users, working at the cluster or remotely from their offices or labs. Continue reading
Monatomic moment
Wright State researchers help open the door for technology advances using graphene
Wright State physicists helped pave the way for expanded applications of graphene in everything from space exploration to all-weather sensors. Continue reading
Wright State wins $1 million grant to expand undergraduate research in College of Science and Mathematics
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1 million grant that promises to expand and further diversify undergraduate research in Wright State University’s College of Science and Mathematics. Continue reading
In a good light
Wright State’s Elliott Brown and Weidong Zhang help develop promising new semiconductor for LED lighting
Research by Wright State physicists led to a scientific breakthrough that promises to make the LED lighting more efficient and affordable. Continue reading
Wright State staff and faculty honored for excellence
President Cheryl B. Schrader and the campus community recognized award recipients during the University Convocation and Awards Ceremony. Continue reading
